After the death of Nino Rota in 1979 the record producer Hal Willner released this album dedicated to him on his work with Fellini. It's a short but fruitful exploration of his music, but not collecting original works, but played by a handful of notable musicians and jazz groups such as the pianist 'Jaki Byard' (dead in 1999), guitarist Bill Frisell, vibraphonist Dave Samuels, saxophonist Steve Lacy and others as Sharon Freeman, Deborah Harry, Wynton Marsalis and Kenny Barron, integrated in groups like David Amtam Quintet or a sextet with William Fischer.